Biomes and Ecosystems around the World Part 1

Biomes and Ecosystems around the World

Part 1

Multiple Choice

Identify where tropical rainforests are located

• North Pole

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

Multiple Choice

Identify why so little sun reaches the tropical rain forest floor

• there is heavy rain

• the full canopy

• temperatures are too warm

Multiple Choice

Identify the most common animal adaptation in organisms in rain forests

• mimicry

• over production

• camouflage

Multiple Choice

Evaluate whether humans strip the rainforests for uses including logging and cattle ranching.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Evaluate whether the temperate forest is found in temperate zone and this is the area where most humans live

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Temperate deciduous forests are characterized as having ______ seasons.

• 2

• 4

• 1

• 5

Multiple Choice

Tiagas are only located in the _______ hemisphere

• Southern

• Northern

• Western

• Eastern

Multiple Select

Identify the characteristics of the a Taiga

• Winters are long and cold

• Averages 100 in/yr precipitation—mostly snow

• Soil poor in nutrients and very acidic

• Growing season is very short